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  1. The irony with Intel's gaming of marketing was that it was actually AMD who broke 1 GHz.

  2. Re:It's about time on New Multi-Core Raspberry Pi 2 Launches · · Score: 1

    That's right. They state that everything else is the same as the original Pi B+ which means it runs everything off the USB bus.

    Having a better CPU is vitally important when you run nearly everything off USB. The USB bus is CPU-dependent, unfortunately, but with this new processor/memory package, we've got a big improvement, here.

  3. It's about time on New Multi-Core Raspberry Pi 2 Launches · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The Raspberry Pi series is an awesome hobbyist device at an impossibly low price point.

    I'm glad they are finally offering more memory and multi-core processors. That way I don't need to get a BananaPi or other copycat. This way, I can continue to support the vitally important Raspberry Pi foundation and their goals.

    Thanks for finally offering more memory and multi-core. Next time let's also choose a truly open framebuffer, or let's pressure Broadcom to open their VideoCore architecture once and for all.

  4. Kensington Expert Mouse on Ask Slashdot: Where Can You Get a Good 3-Button Mouse Today? · · Score: 1

    I switched to the Kensington Expert Mouse trackball when it first came out many years ago. All versions have four buttons. The newer versions have added a scroll ring around the trackball. As a result, I have been able to avoid RSIs. The added benefit is that users of these trackballs have enhanced functionality in day-to-day operations, from programming, to browsing, to graphics work, and gaming.

    Since you mentioned physical discomfort with a dangling ring finger I must stress that you try out the Kensington Expert Mouse (can be bought new as cheap as $60). The ring finger rests on the right button or the upper-right button depending on your preference.

  5. Re:MOS technology built most of the cartridge ROMS on The Untold Story of the Invention of the Game Cartridge · · Score: 1

    They caught up a little by purchasing Amiga Corporation in 1984, but those used Motorola CPUs along with a family of custom integrated circuits that were developed well into the 1990s. Amiga was partially financed by Atari until Tramiel bought Atari.

  6. The old "Are you my grandson?" Twitter gag on US Central Command's Twitter Account Hacked, Filled With Pro-ISIS Messages · · Score: 1

    This reminds me of the "Are you my grandson?" Twitter gag. Someone sent messages to hundreds of celebrities and media personalities stating things like, "Are you my grandson?" and "Where am I?" The account got tens of thousands of followers and mentions on the radio and in the media.

    Then, suddenly, one morning the user changed the name and picture and started tweeting jihadist propaganda.

  7. Re:Workstation Laptops on Ask Slashdot: High-Performance Laptop That Doesn't Overheat? · · Score: 1

    The HP EliteBook "workstation" is very, very fast and has a robust cooling system. It's far better than a Mac. I also use a Dell XPS Ultrabook which is just as fast but is also extremely quiet and stays cool mostly due to the aggressive Turbo Core feature. I run a VirtualBox system with full Linux desktop running both PostgreSQL and MySQL servers on this little Ultrabook, too.

  8. Re:So how are these spread? on Inside Cryptowall 2.0 Ransomware · · Score: 1

    In a case I was recently troubleshooting, the vector was an advertisement popup that asked the user to click to download and install an Adobe Flash Player update.

    The user downloads it and runs it. Then it runs quietly in the background with the same privileges as the current user.

    I feel the need to reiterate here that Cryptowall does NOT require privilege escalation. If you happen to be a local administrator it will ask for it so it is able to delete shadow copies and Restore Points, but it does not need any extra privileges to encrypt your data and thus accomplish most of its aims.

  9. Re:RC4, how weak is it? on Tips For Securing Your Secure Shell · · Score: 1

    RC4 isn't "broken." It is only bad when used incorrectly to store static data, like some older electronic wallet software had done. When used as a stream cipher it's very efficient and very, very secure.

    Even the default re-keying interval is sufficient but if you are really skeptical you can shorten it and have it re-key based on time, quantity of data transmitted, or both.

  10. Dropbear on Tips For Securing Your Secure Shell · · Score: 1

    You could save yourself a lot of time and effort and consider using Dropbear.

    https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbe...

  11. Nonsense. This did not happen on Putting a MacBook Pro In the Oven To Fix It · · Score: 1

    This didn't happen.
    Macbooks are RoHS and use silver solder. The softest silver solder flows at a minimum of 681 degrees Fahrenheit.

  12. Wow. People use Jabber? Yes, people use Jabber. on The NSA Uses the Same Chat Protocol As Hackers · · Score: 1

    Wow. People use Jabber? Yes, people use Jabber.

    This is not news, not now, not ever. Jabber and XMPP is a real thing, much more real than IRC. Please move along and report something worthwhile, folks.

  13. Re:Amazon Kindle and Nook Simple Touch on "Infrared Curtain" Brings Touchscreen Technology To Cheap Cars · · Score: 1

    Who told you that? The Nook Simple Touch has a two-point capacitive multitouch display. I've got one right here.

    Sorry, you're not correct. See the other poster's response.

  14. Re:Library Science was and is a true profession on Librarians: The Google Before Google · · Score: 1

    Sadly you have no idea what a public school is actually currently responsible for doing. Next time your out, stop by your local court clerk and look into the legislation on what the schools are now responsible for doing.

    Don't worry about it. This user trolls my posts regularly.

  15. Amazon Kindle and Nook Simple Touch on "Infrared Curtain" Brings Touchscreen Technology To Cheap Cars · · Score: 2

    The original Amazon Kindle Touch and the Nook Simple Touch have used this technology for years. It's a very, very old technology. There's nothing really special about this except that it's being applied to automobiles.

  16. Library Science was and is a true profession on Librarians: The Google Before Google · · Score: 4, Informative

    Library Science was and is a true profession with a true college degree.

    So is Hotel Management, now sometimes known as Hospitality and Hotel Management.

  17. Re:It is an end of a era... on Dr. Dobb's 38-Year Run Comes To an End · · Score: 1

    Check that, the late 1990s was 85% C++ articles.
    The 2000s moved to 85% Microsoft .NET articles.

    I'm getting old.

  18. Re:It is an end of a era... on Dr. Dobb's 38-Year Run Comes To an End · · Score: 1

    I let my subscription lapse in the late 1990s after three straight years of 85% Microsoft .NET and C++ articles. The world had moved on. Dr. Dobbs' Journal did not.

  19. Re:Oh yeah, he was a orthodontist on Dr. Dobb's 38-Year Run Comes To an End · · Score: 1

    In case nobody else got the joke, it was "jumping through hoops and pulling teeth" or, alternately, "twisting arms and pulling teeth."

    And it had nothing to do with the Church of the SubGenius.

  20. Silly name on Dr. Dobb's 38-Year Run Comes To an End · · Score: 1

    I believe they could have stayed on indefinitely if not for the silly name. We all know why it has that name, but I would never have discovered this magazine unless an adjunct professor in college pointed it out to us in 1990.

  21. Re:This really is a man's world... on Bellard Creates New Image Format To Replace JPEG · · Score: 1

    There is nothing technically special about the Lena SÃderberg image. It's not colors or gradients or moire patterns. Some people insist there are some notable detail, flat regions, shading, and texture features. It just happens to be one of the more popular early digitized images, nothing more.

  22. Re:As long as it fully supports Flash on Chrome 39 Launches With 64-bit Version For Mac OS X and New Developer Features · · Score: 1

    Ad hominem attack much? How's that debate strategy working out for you, there?

  23. Re:There's a reason we license livery drivers on City of Toronto Files Court Injunction Against Uber · · Score: 1

    Nice anecdotes you have there. Win many debates much?

  24. As long as it fully supports Flash on Chrome 39 Launches With 64-bit Version For Mac OS X and New Developer Features · · Score: 1

    As long as the 64-bit version fully supports Flash on all platforms, I'm all for it. Like it or not, you need to support Flash, 64-bit or not.

    I guess Red Hat and CentOS 6.x users are left in the lurch on this one.

  25. There's a reason we license livery drivers on City of Toronto Files Court Injunction Against Uber · · Score: 1

    In the rest of the civilized world, there's a reason we license livery drivers. That's how you can get a cab ride or black car ride without getting robbed, or worse. Taxi and Livery Commission (TLC): It's a thing.